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Clinical laboratory testing plays a crucial role in the detection, diagnosis, and
treatment of disease. Clinical laboratory technologists—also referred to as
clinical laboratory scientists or medical technologists—and clinical laboratory
technicians, also known as medical technicians or medical laboratory technicians,
perform most of these tests.
Clinical laboratory personnel examine and analyze body fluids, and cells. They look
for bacteria, parasites, and other microorganisms; analyze the chemical content
of fluids; match blood for transfusions; and test for drug levels in the blood that
show how a patient is responding to treatment. Technologists also prepare specimens
for examination, count cells, and look for abnormal cells in blood and body fluids.
They use microscopes, cell counters, and other sophisticated laboratory equipment.
They also use automated equipment and computerized instruments capable of performing
a number of tests simultaneously. After testing and examining a specimen, they analyze
the results and relay them to physicians.
With increasing automation and the use of computer technology, the work of technologists
and technicians has become less hands-on and more analytical. The complexity of
tests performed, the level of judgment needed, and the amount of responsibility
workers assume depend largely on the amount of education and experience they have.
Clinical laboratory technologists usually do more complex tasks than clinical laboratory
technicians do.
Clinical laboratory technologists perform complex chemical, biological, hematological,
immunologic, microscopic, and bacteriological tests. Technologists microscopically
examine blood and other body fluids. They make cultures of body fluid and tissue
samples, to determine the presence of bacteria, fungi, parasites, or other microorganisms.
Technologists analyze samples for chemical content or a chemical reaction and determine
concentrations of compounds such as blood glucose and cholesterol levels. They also
type and cross match blood samples for transfusions.
Clinical laboratory technologists evaluate test results, develop and modify procedures,
and establish and monitor programs, to ensure the accuracy of tests. Some technologists
supervise clinical laboratory technicians.